The latest winter storm has some Maine businesses ready for spring.Many businesses suffer during these storms because they are appointment-based and customers cancel.If you have made an appointment to get your car serviced, some dealers will throw in a discount on an oil change hoping their customers will keep their appointments.Click here for pictures from the storm.Hair salons are also hit hard by cancellations.At Perfect Image in Auburn, owner Darcy Ames said she plans on closing early Tuesday because so many clients have canceled their appointments.Ames said she had between 30 to 40 clients booked Tuesday, and she has already had 20 cancellations.With so many storms this winter, and so many client cancellations, she said the snow storms have definitely hurt her bottom line."When clients don't come in, we don't make money," she said."It does hurt the bottom line. When you come in and have a packed day, and then all of a sudden a snow storm comes cuts your day in half, you go from a busy day to a very slow day. After having so many storms throughout the winter, it does effect the bottom line," Ames said.Lee Auto Mall Service Director Rick Roy said the weather meant that just four of the 12 auto bays were in use. He said about 65 percent of the people who booked appointments did not show up."We'll email our whole database of customers and say, 'Hey,' -- probably the day before a snow storm is coming -- 'keep your appointment, or create an appointment and receive 20-percent off your service that day,'" Roy said.He said the promotion does well for business during bad weather days.On the flip side, ski areas are loving the extra snow.Saddleback announced on Tuesday that it plans to stay open until mid-April.

AUBURN, Maine —

The latest winter storm has some Maine businesses ready for spring.

Many businesses suffer during these storms because they are appointment-based and customers cancel.

At Perfect Image in Auburn, owner Darcy Ames said she plans on closing early Tuesday because so many clients have canceled their appointments.

Ames said she had between 30 to 40 clients booked Tuesday, and she has already had 20 cancellations.

With so many storms this winter, and so many client cancellations, she said the snow storms have definitely hurt her bottom line.

"When clients don't come in, we don't make money," she said.

"It does hurt the bottom line. When you come in and have a packed day, and then all of a sudden a snow storm comes cuts your day in half, you go from a busy day to a very slow day. After having so many storms throughout the winter, it does effect the bottom line," Ames said.

Lee Auto Mall Service Director Rick Roy said the weather meant that just four of the 12 auto bays were in use. He said about 65 percent of the people who booked appointments did not show up.

"We'll email our whole database of customers and say, 'Hey,' -- probably the day before a snow storm is coming -- 'keep your appointment, or create an appointment and receive 20-percent off your service that day,'" Roy said.

He said the promotion does well for business during bad weather days.

On the flip side, ski areas are loving the extra snow.

Saddleback announced on Tuesday that it plans to stay open until mid-April.